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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

It was a beautiful Fall day, with the sun shining outside and the butterflies in full flight inside!

Fall colours

Setting nerves aside, we gathered at the shop with a full complement of friends and family to set up refreshments with a special surprise of `bubbly` and cake from my sister Brenda and her daughters Kara and Candace.

Congratulations!

A beautiful cake!

With customers waiting outside, we opened the doors shortly after 9:30. Things started humming right away and the store was packed within a matter of minutes with visitors from up and down the valley from Salmon Arm, Vernon and Kelowna south to Oliver, Keremeos and Princeton! There was excitement in the air as veteran and new quilters alike expressed a warm welcome and their best wishes.

Odessa - Customer number 1

Door greeters Rebecca (R) and friend Lisa

Quilt talk with Sam`s cousins Bev, Brenda and their friend

What a welcome to the community! Flowers arrived throughout the day. And Todd across the street at True Grain Bread even sent over a beautiful platter of fresh baked goodies!

Beautiful flowers

And more!

Thank you to everyone who showed up, with a special thanks to Mom, Brenda, Kara, Candace, Rebecca, Lisa and especially Marilyn for all your help yesterday and over the preceding weeks. I couldn`t have done it without you.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

The window paper is down, the windows have been cleaned and the door is now open! After two months of hectic activity, a lot of anxiety, and long hours of help from Sam, Marilyn and Gary we opened the doors without fanfare Wednesday afternoon. And, we even had a few walk in customers.

Paper down and windows cleaned!

Windex - for those Final touches.

There is still a lot to do to get ready for our Grand Opening on Saturday Nov 10th, but we made it!

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I am a professional quilter providing instruction and Longarm quilting services from my home studio in Summerland BC - in the beautiful Okanagan Valley. I have been a "serious quilter" for at least 15 years and a Longarm quilter since 2005. I provide a full range of Longarm quilting services, including custom T-Shirt Quilts. I love to design quilts and even make my own hand dyed fabrics. And now, I am also a Distributor of Fil-Tec Threads and Pre-wound Bobbins in Canada.
Before moving back to BC last year, I regularly attended the Machine Quilters' Expo in New Hampshire/Rhode Island. This year, I attended the new MQX West in Portland Oregon, taking classes to upgrade my skills, and learn new techniques. Thank you for visiting. Happy Quilting.